M&A Deal Summary

SDL Acquires Donnelley Language Solutions

On July 16, 2018, SDL acquired software company Donnelley Language Solutions from DFIN for 78M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SDL’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is SDL’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SDL’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SDL’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-07-16
Target Donnelley Language Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) SDL
Sellers(s) DFIN
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 78M USD

Target

Donnelley Language Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Donnelley Language Solutions is a provider of language translation technology. Donnelley Language Solutions includes operations in 15 countries with approximately 400 employees.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SDL

Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Software
Employees4,300
Revenue 376M GBP (2019)
DESCRIPTION

SDL is a global content management and language solutions. With more than 20 years of experience, SDL helps companies build relevant digital experiences that deliver transformative business results on a global scale. Seventy-nine of the top 100 global brands trust SDL to simplify the complexity of managing content across multiple brands, websites, languages, and devices. SDL was founded in 1992 and is based in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector (Software) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 5
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-30 Fredhopper BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Fredhopper BV is a cloud-based provider of onsite search, navigation, recommendation and visual merchandising solutions through a global SaaS platform. Company has its primary office in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, with operations also in the UK and Bulgaria.

Sell £25M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DFIN

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees1,900
Revenue 797M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DFIN is a provider of online deal solutions tools to take a transaction from start to finish secure online data rooms, contract analytics and more. DFIN was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-18 eBrevia

San Francisco, California, United States

eBrevia, Inc. is a provider of artificial intelligence-based data extraction and contract analytics software solutions. eBrevia was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy $20M
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